Articles & Stories

by Tony Kietzman, 2009 THE BELL RIVER The Bell River rises on the farm Tenahead and flows in an easterly

IN-DEPTH REPORTS ON VARIOUS BEATS – by George Brooks and Tom Davies, 17 – 24 January 2003 DIEPSPRUIT: MILLERD Directions:

Beats generally conform to the boundaries of each farm. However, there are some farms that have very long sections of

Barkly East, New England & Rhodes Regions Water course Upper Middle Lower Bell River Rainbow Rainbow/yellow Rainbow/yellow Bokspruit Rainbow Rainbow/yellow

Johannes Arnold ‘Basie’ Vosloo – 24 May 1957 – 4 July 2021 The passing of a near-mythical figure in many

At approximately 2550m above sea level, Loch Ness is without doubt the highest trout dam open to the public for

Of pipe tobacco, ZAK’s, cordite, and Black Label quarts – Jade dos Santos remembers the late great Basie Vosloo –

In the same way that we describe distances in terms of how long it takes rather than kilometres, longer time

Watching a news report on the Australian bush fires recently took me back a few years to my own encounter

What is it that brings me back year after year to slog the waters of the North Eastern Cape in

Commuting to Rhodes has always been a pleasure. Not so much this time. The SAA flight departing Cape Town at

A great deal has happened since the last time I wrote one of these updates. That was at the beginning

An interesting creature, the human animal. I never cease to wonder at what drives each one because surely each individual

This morning Acting Judge of the Gauteng North High Court Adrian Vorster delivered a Judgement in the application for a

The Constitution is all minority groups have to keep them safe. Is there anybody in the ANC defending the Constitution?

CAPE TOWN — If you thought our courts were the last redoubt in the defence of our Constitutional democracy, consider

The magnificent Lammergeier (Gyaetus barbatus) The plight of the vulture population in Southern Africa prompted the placing of suitable animal

Saturday evening, the 22nd August 2015 was a momentous occasion in Rhodes when a Wild Trout Association dinner was held

A personal account surrounding a never ending fascination with the authenticity, vastness and true simplicity that stitches together the epic

Leaving KwaZulu/Natal and entering the Free State is also about leaving the brash, California style mindset of that particular part

Big trout in Barkly East by Ed Herbst “If you want the best chance to visit large trout you have

Scobell’s Kop Radar site by Dave Walker Visitors to the area travelling up the Naudesnek Pass may have noticed an

Fly fishers can help charity – Ed Herbst The annual Wild Trout Association Epson Fly Fishing Festival takes place in

Bizarre bid at fly fishing charity auction: Ed Herbst and Sharland Urquhart The setting The annual Wild Trout Association Fly

STITCHING THE DRAGON’S TALE On the Surveyor General’s 1:50 000 topographical survey maps, the last reference to “Drakensberg” is the

Journey to the centre of the universe by Tim Rolston April 17, 2012 Rhodes in the distant Eastern Cape is

A Fishers Manifesto – by Reuben Message Trout fishing has often been referred to as an art. But is this

It can happen to you – By Ed Herbst Having survived what was probably the “dry bite” of a cobra

10 things I absolutely love about Rhodes by Nick Hlozek To the fly fisherman, Rhodes has always held a mysterious,

A fishy tale from the centre of the universe by Graham Fiford There can be few taller stories told than

A YEAR IN RHODES by Sharland Urquhart Rhodes had captured our souls so very quickly, so very simply, that buying

It’s been a while since I last wrote about buffalo and you know how things have changed since Koos Kieckstardt

OF FLY FISHING, DROUGHT AND FLOODS by Miles Divett The 2010/11fly fishing season, at least up until the end of

The Bell River bursts its banks by Dave Walker The week ending on the St Valentine’s Day 2009 saw great

Raging Rhodes Rivers, Another Cautionary Tale – by Paul Zille The subsiding Tinternspruit in Rhodes below the bridge, 12-01-2011 No

The Rapture of Rhodes by Sharland Urquhart I had heard about Rhodes, of course. Anybody with an interest in fly-fishing

The Hoverfly (Pelloloma nigrifacies) by Werner Barkemeyer On 19 January 1963 Dr. Brian and Dr. Pamela Stuckenberg made a trip

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE VILLAGE OF RHODES – by Dave Walker White farmers settled the more remote areas of

HIGH WATER – A cautionary tale by Ilan Lax Ours and a few other families travelled to Rhodes to see

A FLORAL PRIMER FOR THE CENTRE OF THE UNIVERSE By Tony Kietzman Moraea huttonii and Tonyosis Kietzmaniaecae on the Bokspruit

Preamble to Ed and Tom’s Corners Being the year of the 30th anniversary of the Wild Trout Association, I felt

THE ROLE OF THE HIGHLANDS IN MY FLY FISHING PHOTOGRAPHY AND SOME TIPS FOR TAKING BETTER PICTURES By Tom Sutcliffe

Surviving the 2003 Bells Fly Fishing Festival at Rhodes by Ed Herbst It was the late Andy Warhol who came

Eulogy for the late Martin van Riet by Dave Walker One of the most remarkable chaps that I have ever

The Wild Trout Association in Its 30th Anniversary Year by Miles Divett The year 2021 sees the WTA celebrating the

Wild Trout Association celebrates 20th anniversary by Ed Herbst Most countries where fly fishing is practiced have organisations that promote the

Editor’s note: After the 2012 festival and associated publication of the WTA’s guidebook, I set about scratching around amongst old files